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Below are activities used in the EigoNoto.com lesson plans. Most require no materials or preparation! Several of the activities have video explanations in Japanese.Take some time to look around- there's a lot more than just activities at EigoNoto.com!

*This activity was chosen by a group of elementary teachers as the main activity for their English classes. It is the best way to teach and practice Conversation Skills. It can be used for meaning- or pattern-focus, and for all of the language structures.

When introducing or teaching new knowledge and ideas, give students a foundation upon which to build.Always having the Japanese translation of anything written in English is one way of doing this. Other ways to do this are:

using similar usage (using ‘will’ is very similar in usage to the use of ‘can’) or similar sounds (book -> cook);

words they already know (especially English words commonly used in Japanese); and

something they can or have experienced (‘How many pens do you have?’ or, eating in a restaurant).

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Teaching Conversation

This card activity was chosen by peers for presentation at local and national teachers' conferences in Japan. Check out the video-

Then learn how to teach your students to SPEAK ENGLISH at ConversationalFluency.com!

Lessons Without Preparation?!

Some teachers told me they wanted to learn activities that require no materials, no preparation, and are time-flexible. Don't we all! The results changed my life at school- and the students love the activities, too...Most of the lessons at EigoNoto.com require little or no materials or preparation (and if there are materials, they're here to download). Check out the Activities page to learn some activities that'll make your life at school a LOT easier!

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My name is Elton Ersch, and I write EigoNoto.com to help foreign and Japanese teachers with lesson plans, activities and ideas for the Eigo Noto/International Studies curriculum and foreign language classroom.